Kingdom Students

I was sitting on the throne, beside me were the dukes and right in front were the elite children of the Kingdom, I would stay here for the next twenty years and teach them as much as I could and planned to visit this magical empire where my descendant lives

— Darcy is still two weeks away, right?

— That's the estimate my king.

— Okay, did you tell the Kingdom children about the situation?

— The older ones do, the younger ones don't.

— I agree, let's go.

I got up and stopped in front of them, they were very different from each other, there were thirteen, five were women and eight were men, there were two over sixteen, six from thirteen to sixteen and five from ten to twelve

— I will not explain much, in the end I will take you all to a world of unknown mysteries, this world of mystical powers will not make your lives easier, on the contrary, you will go through life and death situations and only the strong will survive.

I walked to the middle of the palace, the students were around me and the dukes behind me. I bent down to draw the blood circle, then the blood circle appeared and the floor began to descend.

— Haaaaaaa

One of them ended up screaming when the ground came down, but I didn't know the Dukes' children, so I didn't know which one was screaming — * Anyone who gets scared easily may end up not serving my purpose, but luckily it seems like one of the minors, I'll correct this behavior over time. *

We reached the first floor not long after, everyone left the platform carefully following the command of the Dukes, I was silent and headed for the elevator. It took us a few minutes to reach the elevator.

The place was huge and all the children seemed surprised to walk so much, for me that I built the place was not a big surprise, but before I saw this whole complex with just one movement, today I no longer enjoy my powers.

Each entered the elevator, the elevator appeared to be only ten meters high in width and length, but the elevator covers the entire one kilometer long, only that it was locked and did not need to be used.

We went down to the second floor and left, the second floor was where we tested the beginners' aptitude, they receive the basic meditation manual and the apprentice outfit. Later, in the front room, they would receive basic teachings about magical society, its divisions and the structure of the world.

Students would have to choose a club and a learning area, if they did not choose, the evaluators would make a random choice based on their aptitude. They would still have to pass the tests if they wanted to join a large club or specific learning area.

An official magician had to accept an apprentice within a certain time; if this interval were extrapolated, its resources would be cut by eighty percent or sent to the battlefield in the outer worlds. Second circle mages had the same rule, only they were a little more tolerant.

I stopped at the test area and entered the service area, there were few things inside, the most important thing was the crystal sphere and a book, the book would be unnecessary so I took the sphere and left.

— Come one by one to assess your fitness, say your name, age and ancestor.

— Ana Henrique, descendant of Emanuela Henrique, eighteen years old.

I looked at Lians Henrique and his gaze was turned to the sphere, it was not possible to accurately tell someone's talent, the sphere evaluates the spirit, mind and physique to evaluate the talent and these three factors can change over time.

Even so, only a disaster could make a non-circle reach a circle and this became more and more difficult according to the number of circles that followed the order: 0 circle = without talent, 1 circle = apprentice, 1.5 circle = elite apprentice, 2 circles = mage, 2.5 circles = elite mage, 3 circles = prodigy, 3.5 circles = high level prodigy, 4 circles = genius.

The crystal sphere in Ana's hand went cloudy, as if a fog covered its entirety and circles appeared around the sphere totaling three complete circles.

— You are a prodigy of magic Ana, unfortunately due to your age your training will be arduous and difficult, but you will have a bright future.

Ana smiled and went to her father's side, I could see Lians' happy smile, I wondered if Lians would have an equivalent talent when it was his turn.

— Then, by the way, the circle limit is four, zero circles means you have no talent and four means you are a genius, but you need to know that the term genius does not mean that your progress will be faster than one elite prodigy, means that you are more likely to survive.

They may think it was little, but if I take myself as the standard, I am above geniuses, the death rate of a genius was 6 in 10 every hundred years and I am alive for more than a thousand.

The next was Ana's brother Benjamin, he could hide from his colleagues, but I realized that he was already a beginner in Fogo with only fourteen years old.

When Benjamin touched the ball, the circles appeared soon, this change may mean nothing to the ignorant, but it showed the firmness of Benjamin's beliefs. He ended up with three circles, just like his sister.

Curious, his mental, spiritual and physical state are solid as a rock, but his will seems to be aligned with nothing, a person without a will is no better than a pitiful dead fly.

— Next.

The third was Mirian Henrique, the youngest daughter of Duke Lians Henrique, no doubt a little nervous, but her behavior showed at least some firmness.

Mirian's circles were slowly forming, as a child it was normal that he didn't have strong beliefs and the total was two and a half circles.

— Your talent is above average, but cannot be said to be unique, but we will do another test when you are a little older

Talent was subject to change, to make sure how to allocate its resources, the ancient Eastern sects and the Western schools of magic did other tests to make sure that apprentices and mages were worth funding.

Mirian Henrique went to the side of the brothers who were with their father, I turned and waved to the next to come, this time it was Lohan Benítez.

Drake smiled, he was probably just as curious as his own son about the outcome, Lohan took the sphere and it started to form circles quickly, stopping only at the third circle.

Curious, generally having so many high-level prodigies and wizards didn't even happen in our best harvests. ..

— Your talent is high, your situation is the same as Ana's. Give me this.

...

I had never seen the king before, even the late king had never met, but when you don't see your own father very often, it is predictable that we will not meet the King in person.

I look at my hands and squeeze, this time I really found myself in a new situation and I was shaking, but calm must be present in the Kingdom Elites.

Lohan's talent didn't surprise me, because I knew we were divided by age, so I figured the older ones would be in a more difficult situation. The king took the ball and I tried to observe what happened when the king handed it over to Lohan's father.

Doubts covered my mind, in the hands of the King the sphere was not even blurred and the circles did not appear. However, Duke Drake Benítez was different, when he took the crystal ball it lit up and the fog disappeared, showing three and a half circles almost four!

Therefore, talent is a genetic issue. Lucky, but what will happen to Ulias is Alex?

The king scratched his chin a little and smiled, quickly taking Drake's crystal sphere and giving it to his son Roger. The fog was slow to disappear, but the circles were fast, totaling two and a half circles.

* — So, circles are also a matter of age?*

Paola was next, she smiled before touching the crystal and was brilliant. I was a little surprised after the result was the same as the Duke's coming in three and a half circles.

* — Besides genetics, is there any other similarity between Paola and Duke?*

After Paola tested his talent, it was my brother Nathan Rodríguez's turn, my brother was only two years older, but also endowed with strength and talent to practice martial arts.

Nathan put his hand on the crystal and it took some time for the mist to disappear and show the total of just two circles, but a semicircle almost formed.

— Wait...

Nathan wanted to try again, but our father didn't let us, it was a little disappointing for us, but Nathan is not that old and may reach the third circle in the future, but it won't be easy.

* — It's my turn!*

The King extended the crystal sphere without expression, I put my hand and it shone for an instant I thought I saw ... something different, I didn't know what it was, it was very fast.

I shook my head slightly and looked at the crystal, unlike the others, the circles were brilliant and the fog seemed to have disappeared quickly, but I had to widen my eyes after having a talent of 3.5.

....

I was upset by Nathan's talent, he had promising skills in martial arts and knows how to judge the best time to act, Nathan not only had good skills, but he also lacked arrogance or became overbearing over the years.

Although I am sure that the mysterious crystal does not judge only intelligence, I wonder if intelligence and mental capacity are worth more than physics, in the end the King said very little about what he would do.

Lians and Drake were giving their children some information on how they should proceed, after their sudden glow, kulian came to my side with a little confidence.

Nathan just ignored him and got sulky again, I think kulian would be stronger and Nathan would be that person a little stronger than most, but the king strongly emphasized that talent is subject to change.

The King continued with the tests, following the order, it was the turn of Hiracy's children, Hiracy had three children, two boys and a girl, but none of the dukes knows who the father was only that he was a hunter.

Iolanda took a step forward, Iolanda looked too much like her mother, but her behavior and personality were far from similar, but my father said that the Duchess was very different from what she is today

The result of the Iolanda test was not very surprising, the crystal showed about two and a half circles almost showing a third circle. The next one was the oldest of the three, Chuck, Chuck was rigid and his expression was serene, according to the teaching report, Chuck spent time in meditation.

The result of his test was incredible, winning three and a half circles, I frowned, so far few have managed three and a half, something I did not expect and the King's expression must be something difficult.

Chuck went to his sister's side and his brother, the youngest of the three, presented himself for the test, he walked with a smile on his face, Harley was one of the few who interacted with everyone, focused on learning about history and management and strategies . Harley touched the crystal ball and the circles appeared, one by one, until they became three whole circles.

The next ones were Ulias and Alex, Alex was the first, she seemed a little nervous, but she managed to walk correctly to the King, even with her head down, she touched the crystal and he had a lesser reaction compared to the previous ones, totaling two circles . She relaxed her shoulders and sighs were heard, the result meant that she could become a magician and perhaps evolve on the second test due to her age.

Ulias stepped forward, walked towards the King with his eyes fixed, Drake smiled after that posture clearly said that he did not kneel before the social positions. The King kept his cool and extended the ball to Ulias, Ulias touched the ball after taking a deep breath, the circles appeared and after three minutes the final result totaled two circles.

Everyone in the room was satisfied, including me, but Ulias was dejected and left with his head down probably thinking that he could overcome everyone with effort and dedication in the second race. The king, in turn, lowered the crystal and entered the room to guard the sphere.

...

The children's talent was extremely good, even in our first recruitment we did not have such a good harvest. After storing the test crystal, I went back in front of everyone and called the elders to stand beside me.

— I confess that I am extremely satisfied with all of you, precisely for the great talent you have shown, as I elaborated before. The talent of each one is a result of the balance and strength of their beliefs, what they believe, what they feel and especially what they want. I want everyone to pair up with two, except Chuck, Paola and kulian, come the three of you in front of me.

I looked closely at these children, they all wore the uniform of the Kingdom teaching institution, the uniform was dark blue with several very detailed white dots, it also had a big moon behind it. - Listen, you will choose who will lead, the first will choose two pairs, the second will also choose two, but the third will only choose a single pair, decided in Jokempô.

I walked away while the three were organizing to decide, while looking at the others right behind, their peers had already decided, curiously Ulias partnered with Mirian and Alex partnered with Roger.

I went back to the game of three, they decided to make a best of three, I smiled after a small simple game could have been ignored, but it was something even used by high level mages, since it was supposedly created by the second ruler of the wizarding world , the wizard of the seventh circle.

The result came soon after, Paola would be the first to choose, kulian and Chuck faced off and decided to end in a single match and the winner was: Kulian!

Chuck sighed and turned his attention to the others, the dukes beside him were also anxiously awaiting the result.

As the first, Paola chose the pair Roger and Alex and then chose the pair Harley and Ana. The four approached Paola and stayed behind her.

Kulian looked around and revealed a smile, probably taking advantage of the situation, choosing Lohan with Benjamin and also Iolanda with his brother Nathan.

Chuck went ahead and called Ulias' pair with Mirian to his side, the Dukes looked at me, probably curious about what I would do now.

— Enter the room and wait for me.

One by one they entered, leaving only me and the dukes behind - I would test the talents of you two Lians and Lucas, but it will not be necessary.

* The King looks very calm * — What do we do now?

— After giving your children basic instructions, I will design rooms for them downstairs, there is still food in the kitchen and water will not be a problem. Then I will give you the giant blood so that you can advance to the second level of Fire.

After guiding the Dukes, I entered the room and looked at everyone, Kulian and his group were at the top while Paola and Chuck with their respective groups were at the bottom.

I looked at the blackboard, but didn't pick up the brush, just sat on the chair and looked around the big room, took a few seconds to review some old memories, smiled and turned my attention back to my new students.